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Now, Trump is being accused of not being a Christian. — and the fact Pope Francis is leveling the accusation may be surprising to some.

This week, Trump commented on the pope saying, “The pope is a very political person. I don’t think he understands the nature of the open border that we have with Mexico.”

That comment, combined with Trump’s promise to build a border wall between the U.S. and Mexico, may be what provoked the pope to comment on Trump’s faith.

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According to ABC News, a reporter asked the pope about Trump. “Can a good Catholic vote for this man?,” the reporter asked.

Pope Francis responded, “Thank God he said I was a politician, because Aristotle defined the human person as ‘animal politicus.’ So at least I am a human person. As to whether I am a pawn — well, maybe, I don’t know. I’ll leave that up to your judgment and that of the people.”

Pope Francis continued, “And then, a person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not building bridges, is not Christian. This is not in the gospel. As far as what you said about whether I would advise to vote or not to vote, I am not going to get involved in that. I say only that this man is not Christian if he said things like that. We must see if he said things in that way and in this I give the benefit of the doubt.”

Trump fired back at the pope. After reassuring voters he was a “good Christian” Trump said, “If and when the Vatican is attacked by ISIS, which as everyone knows is ISIS’ ultimate trophy, I can promise you that the pope would have only wished and prayed that Donald Trump would have been president. For a religious leader to question a person’s faith is disgraceful.”

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The pope made those comments after having visited the border town of Juarez, Mexico and laying wreaths at the border between the U.S. and Mexico. Trump had accused Mexico of using the pope and meddling in the political process of the U.S. by inviting the pope to visit, calling him a “puppet” of Mexico.